Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola delphinantha Boiss. sect. Melanium |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 7 (1843) |
Native Range | s. Bulgaria to n. & s. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glabrous, stems simple, densely leafy, leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, at base attenuate, acute, stipules similar, petals oblong-lanceolate, spur filiform |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece) |